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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ghCBNS: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb] To the rails, I think some of those cars were US built; some also appear to be the Canadian built cars that CN ordered during the '60's....... [/qb][/QUOTE]Yes, Canadian built by Hawker Siddeley for the NdeM in Mexico but lacked AC and had operable windows Construction was similar to the CN Tempo cars of 1968 that eventually went to VIA and were used on the Toronto<>Chicago International: [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Dw8GQ1_zASA/TYfTRQ4LqRI/AAAAAAAAJys/Jer3ZpEw1B8/s640/83-01Scan10031.JPG[/IMG] .....then to the Denver Ski Train and now on the Algoma Central Railway in Sault Ste Marie. Cuba acquired their cars from the NdeM....and as I said, they lack AC hence the open windows but I’m sure are fully lighted. I did see an evening train pass through the community where we were staying last year and all lights were on! And what were we doing out after dark? The towns are very walkable and safe with little or no crime. I certainly hope you do get to visit Cuba (and get some railfanning in) just as we have for years. A million Canadians visit each year and I assume have similar tastes as Americans in the accommodations and amenities we find at the new and modern resorts. Sure there’s cars from the ‘50s but the Island is not in some time warp just because Americans have been restricted from going.....it’s not North Korea! [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iL6Bwr0jzfM/U2FnHicDboI/AAAAAAAALOw/U8MEjguleQs/s640/SAM_0079.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7AA7fv_SBUs/U2FpUvDeqDI/AAAAAAAALQM/Q2_cnC3cQ0Y/s640/SAM_0165.JPG[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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